TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WTXL) — University officials now confirm a former student has been detained in connection with a threat to shoot up Florida A&M University.
The university's alert system sent out a text alert early Tuesday morning saying that they identified a person of interest in connection to a threat to shoot up the campus.
FAMU Police Chief Terence Calloway reports Campus Safety and Security received emails, text messages and phone calls Monday evening about the threat that was posted on social media.
School officials say the information provided by witnesses helped them identify a person of interest as a former student who was last enrolled at FAMU in January 2018. The Tallahassee Police Department says the individual had not had any ties to Tallahassee in over a year.
"In the social media posts, there was never any mention of a specific school or location," police say.
FAMU police and TPD then worked with law enforcement in Broward County to detain the subject. TPD says the incident was deemed to be isolated with no immediate threat to the community.
According to FAMU PD, an investigation into the incident is ongoing.
"We would like to thank our FAMU family for reporting the information and urge students, faculty and staff to report any suspicious activity as soon as you see it by calling 911 or campus police at 850-599-3256," school officials wrote in a statement.
The full statement from FAMU is below:
A suspect has been detained in connection with threats aimed at Florida A&M University (FAMU). FAMU Police Chief Terence Calloway reports Campus Safety and Security received emails, text messages and phone calls Monday evening about the threat that was posted on social media. The information helped Campus Safety identify a person of interest, a former student, who was last enrolled at FAMU in January 2018. FAMU police worked with law enforcement in Broward County to detain the suspect, and the investigation is ongoing. We would like to thank our FAMU family for reporting the information and urge students, faculty and staff to report any suspicious activity as soon as you see it by calling 911 or campus police at 850-599-3256.
